HUTT VALLEY FLOWER SHOW

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 298, 12 September 1919, Page 8

HUTT VALLEY FLOWER SHOW

f SOME m THE PEIZB-'WINNBRS.

■ :■ The Spring Show of the Hutt Valley '. Horticultural Society was opened by the V Governor-General (tho Earl of Liverpool) V at the Drill Hall, Lower Hutt, yesterday ;?: afternoon, and was continued during the

t afternoon;and evening. i - His^-Excellency referred to tho . fact ('that-this would.bo the last occasion on ' which.ho would come put to open the (;: show,'-as; when, the time for the, next iv snow came ;round ho would have been h..replaced by'a new representative of-tho I ; Grown. He was very sorry to say this, y: as coming out to Lower Hutt had always I- ■' giv'eri'hitt a great deal of pleasure. Ho ['. iiad.much pleasure in deolarinj the show' F, open.' • " . " ;:'.:■ There was a, good attendance of patrons f /during 1 tho' afternoon and a considerable JV increase in< tho evening. Tho' exhibits :.'=this'"year are of a, parkioularty striking -.'-nature, many fine blooms being Shown. [ -During tho' afternoon tea was dispensed K by a committee of ladies, and orcuestral ['■ ,m,usic:Was supplied by Jonness's Orches-li-.rtra,'-"' In the evening niuaio was sup''■iplied;by the.Wellington Working Men's ["Club Orchestra, under the directorship f.--.iof"3£r. H. Cummins. Tho arrange- - ..mentfl wero in the capable bands of tho Mi-, G. C. Webb, and tho [v-iassistant-secrotaay, Mr, M. J. Hodgins. t-.The following wero the judges of tho t .Various exhibits: Narcissi, Mr. A. E. [..'Loire, •.general classes, Mr. G. A. Ohap- (';': man: decorative classes, Miss Cooper; ?, -etynds ftJr exhibits, judge and sub-com-l: mittee. '-'-' r '-V - k--v-K ! additloh to the trophies and money 'f. prices','the' judge was authorised to award . {" a silver or a bronze, B.H.S. medal to '■: iiny ' exhibit, if considered of sufficient (;-; merit': A. special prizo for best long H truimpat narcissi in show was awarded to |i' : H. Poole, ana a special prize for best [.'.''■noa-trnmpet -narcissi in show to R. Gibii'.'ibs. ■'' " ' •', ; f '?■', ln {he open class, the Barr tiophy, lor r-'.-,-ti-rdollection-of narcissi, SO varieties, .was f-i'won by .Bi"'Qibson, with A. J. Hobbs \> -'second. In tho daffodil section A. f; (Poblo scoured' 10 first prizes and 13 secl: pnd awards; 'T. Wangh secured threo j. : firsts and Are© seconds; R;' Gibson, throe .- firsts; -F. Weatbury, nino firsts and five ; seconds,'and A. J. Hobbs, five firsts, /" 'three seconds, and one third. Other :•" -awards in . the open classes wcto : Six ■"' (tlinphes of polyanthus or primroses: Mrs. VjO: Holland 1, Miss Mitchell 2. Collection '.; lof'.hyieintlusi H. Poole, Collection of £"-vpineiesr Mrs. A. B. Pearco 1, Now or f-'raro plant in.pot: H. Poole L Foliage p,plant, in'pot: H. P 0010.,1- Flowering ' '■' .plant in poti H.-Poole 1. , ['■ [. In the nurserymen's class the prize for i '.collection of narcissi (not more than GO f : ■-' varieties, nor more than nine blooms of v -each) ,(RXB. silver medal), went •» H. K-'Poole. The collection of narcissi (not '■more than &)• varieties, nor more than h nine • blooms 'of each) JR.H.3. silver :■' medal), was won by T. Wangh. p'"- In the amateur class B. Frethey se- !■;■ cured the prizo for other than long p. trumpet, and W. H. Ffothey that for colV- Section' of narcissi. In trumpet daffc'"•idile first prizes we're won by B. Irethey, E ' Mra. A. E. Pearco (4), and W. J. Frethey tMra. A. B. Pearce gained first prize ' narcissi, Mrs. Hurstnouse for collecn of spring flo-wora, and Mrs. Holland i: for hyaoiflthe, whilo the prizes for ane. ,; mones'-and pansica wero secured, by G. ;:- W. Gaudin and Mrs. A. B. Pearee rc- {;'■':. epectively, I'.-' In the cottage garden class first prizes V for narcissi wero won by R. Pointon and )'■' Slm. Ounlifle, and that for collection ot [- spring flowers by Mra. Pyno. , U In tho decorativo olass first -prizes k were won by tho following: Miss V. !'■ M'Bean, for basket of flowers; Mis 3 i •'■< ■ Grierson, for lady's spray; Mrs.' Hendp, f. for vaso of flowers; Mrs. A. J. Hobbs for j: presentation bouquot; and Mrs. MMil- [- lan, far bowl of gentleman s i . buttonhole, and floral design. !;•■ In tho class for children under 16, Miss I: ; . JV Hendry won first prize for s lady's [;' spray and W. J. Frothey that for gentlci ■ , man's buttonhole,